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QOTD: Mumbai, the biggest loser?
Published on Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 07:57, Updated on Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 12:09 in section
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Mumbai: The Mumbaikar was tested once again on Friday in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and he came out with what many believe is a stunning result.
The results are out in Maharashtra and the Shiv Sena has staged a comeback of sorts in the civic polls. The party, along with the BJP, has emerged as the clear single largest combine and will perhaps get the next mayor.
In the battle of the Thackareys, Uddhav Thackarey has got one better over his cousin Raj Thackarey. Narayan Rane and Raj Thackarey were considered the giant killers of this election and some expected them to ensure the end of the Shiv Sena, but the Tiger has roared again and the Sena-BJP combine has closed in on a majority.
The third thing that has emerged out of the election results are that the Congress and NCP are their own worst enemies, as NCP has done severe damage to the Congress in Pune and Nagpur.
However amidst this big battle for the richest municipal body in the country, what is the average Mumbaikar left with?
The question that was raised on Face The Nation was: Is the Mumbaikar the biggest loser in the political battle for the city?
On the panel to try and answer the question were Shiv Sena Spokesperson, Manohar Joshi; Finance & Planning Minister , Maharashtra & Guardian Minister, Mumbai City, Jayant Patil; actor and activist Rahul Bose; and Ad-man and Director Why Not Communication, Bharat Dabholkar.
Post-polls, will anything change for the average Mumbaikar?
The Shiv Sena-BJP combine has already been in power now for a decade and are set to rule the city for another five years. So will the Mumbaikars - who were in some sense expecting a change, who have been troubled by bomb blasts and flooding - see a change after this election result?
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Possibly a historic verdict.
Mumbai has been losing for decades the right to a clean, greeen city and civilization.
Well the Sena
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Its time Local should take care of the local politics. A outsider is no good for the local adminstration. Congress
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for the exact answer to this simple question we just need to wait till the monsoons. i wish mumbai will
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You have to respect voters ' choice.Perhaps voters thought that by voting Congress they will be loser
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Guys,
This is the begining. The best is yet to come!
Jai Hind! Jai Maharastra! Jai Karnataka!
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